Below are links to information, resources and videos that relate to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The list is by no means exhaustive. It has been arranged alphabetically.

What is UDL

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is “a blueprint for creating flexible goals, methods, materials, and assessments that accommodate learner differences…it is meant to underscore the need for multiple approaches to meet the needs of diverse learners”(Center for Applied Special Technology, n.d.).

Fair doesn’t mean giving every child the same thing, it means giving every child what they need -- Rick Lavoie

UDL Related Books, Websites, Wikis and Blogs

Below are links to books, websites, wikis and blogs where you can find out more about UDL.Click on the link to be taken to the new UDL Guidelines http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines_theorypractice. According to the CAST website this is an alternate version of the UDL Guidelines found in the new book UDL Theory and Practice. The principles, guidelines and research basis are the same, however the order of the principles and the guidelines have changed.

New Books on UDL Published by CAST

UDL Theory and Practice by Anne Meyer, David Rose, and David Gordon is a new book on UDL. You can find out more information about the book by clicking on the link.

UDL Now! by Katie Novak. You can find out more information about the book by clicking on the link.

Website Resources

BCUDL Website - Check out the BC UDL Learning Project. There are links to other resources, blogs and wikis. You can also check out the "The BC UDL Learning Object Repository (BCUDL LOR)". It provides free, searchable, access to UDL learning objects and course materials. It has been created by teachers for teachers across the province of British Columbia.

CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)UDL_Guidelines_v2.0-Organizer.pdf - this is a great one page graphic organizer that can be used to quickly check whether a resource you are using uses the three principles of Universal Design for Learning UDL Guidelines Educator Checklist - this is a great checklist to help educators build a unit or a lesson

The UDL supporting diversity in BC schools site and its resources were developed by SET-BC (Special Education Technology – British Columbia) with support from the BC Ministry of Education (Department of Diversity and Equity). You can find video interviews with teachers and students, frameword descriptions, implentation plans and classroom strategies and assessments.

UDL Resourcesis created by Paul Hamilton. It is a compilation of resources that align with the three principles of UDL; Multiple Means of Representation, Multiple Means of Expression and Multiple Means of Engagement.